Georgia Department of Education
Joni Cochran is a Program Specialist in Marketing, Hospitality, and Tourism Education at the Georgia Department of Education since February 2021. Prior to that, Joni was a Middle School Marketing Teacher at Gwinnett County Public Schools from July 2016 to February 2021. With a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from the University of Florida and a Master of Education degree in Business Education from the University of West Georgia, Joni has also taught courses related to Marketing, Hospitality, and Tourism at various school districts including Hall County Schools, Collier County Public Schools, and Cobb County School District.
Georgia Department of Education
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The Georgia Department of Education sets policy for all public schools in the state and implements new laws passed by the Georgia General Assembly. The Department trains teachers and principals, oversees federal education programs, tracks how schools are performing and manages the state’s K-12 budget. The Department also works directly with districts in an advisory capacity on school safety, charter schools and homeless students, among other areas. There are nearly 200 school systems in Georgia, employing 110,000 teachers. Those systems include Department of Juvenile Justice programs, state chartered schools and state schools for the blind and deaf. In the 2012-13 school year, there were 1.7 million public school students in Georgia attending 2,275 schools. We are making education work for all Georgians!